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wanted by January and February; so, to do this at a 

 season as early as the ist of August, the plants must be 

 gradually dried off sufficiently to make them drop their 

 leaves, though not to so violently wilt them as to shrivel 

 the shoots. A rest of two months is necessary, so that 

 the plants begun to be dried off by the ist of August may 

 be started slowly by the ist of October, and those begun 

 to be dried off by the ist of September may be started, 

 also at as low a temperature as possible, by the ist of 

 November. These, like the Monthly Roses, are best 

 ripened off by placing them in the open air; though, if 

 continued wet weather occur when they are thus placed 

 to dry and ripen their wood, the pots must be placed on 

 their sides, or some arrangement contrived to keep them 

 from getting wet, otherwise the rest absolutely necessary 

 for early forcing cannot be obtained. 



When the forcing of General Jacqueminot or other 

 Hybrid Perpetual Roses is successful, it is very profitable. 

 Why it is profitable is from the fact of unusual care and 

 skill being required to have the plants in the proper con- 

 dition. We may here state that many failures have re- 

 sulted from the attempt to grow the Hybrid Tea Roses 

 without resting, notably the Duchess of Edinburgh, which 

 was sent out from England some five or six years ago as a 

 "Crimson Tea." The misleading name of "Tea ' in- 

 duced hundreds of florists to attempt its growth under 

 the same conditions as the Safrano or Bon Silene class, 

 and the consequence was in every case almost complete 

 failure. This type evidently partakes more of the Hybrid 

 Perpetual than of the Tea class, and as they are hardy 

 and deciduous, refuse to blossom in midwinter, unless 

 given the rest that their nature demands. 



